Kon Ichikawa Movies

List of the best Kon Ichikawa movies: Fires on the Plain(1959), Tokyo Olympiad(1966), Kokoro(1955), The Makioka Sisters(1983), Alone on the Pacific(1963), Visions of Eight(1973), Ten Nights of Dreams(2006), The Burmese Harp(1956) ... ...

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Fires on the Plain

In the closing days of WWII remnants of the Japanese army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain starvation.

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Tokyo Olympiad

Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.

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Kokoro

At the end of Meiji era a young student befriend an older man who as a proof of trust but also as a kind of exorcism entrust him his secret, a story about jealousy, betrayal, shame and guilt.

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The Makioka Sisters

The orphaned Makioka sisters look for a husband for their third sister, Yukiko, as the rebellious youngest sister, Taeko, is kept waiting her turn.

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Alone on the Pacific

Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful planning many unforeseen events will test his determination.

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Visions of Eight

Eight acclaimed filmmakers bring their unique and differing perspectives to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich. The segments include Claude Lelouch's take on Olympic losers and ... See full summary »

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Ten Nights of Dreams

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The Burmese Harp

Kon Ichikawa's anti-war parable about a Japanese soldier burying his fallen comrades at the end of World War II.

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